Contrary to popular belief, epidurals don ’ t prolong labor. Phew.

This study confirms what many of us suspected. Women don’t need the incentive or focus of pain to push a baby out. They need verbal support and guidance! There’s no other place in medicine where we would subject a woman to pain and not offer pain relief. And now we can do so without women feeling guilt or fault if they have a cesarean (not that they should ever feel that way — except they do).
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Source: Harvard Health Blog - October 25, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Hope Ricciotti, MD Tags: Health Pain Management Pregnancy Women's Health Source Type: blogs